Brie Larson has addressed rumours she deliberately withheld applause from Oscar winner Casey Affleck, all but confirming the action was, indeed, one of protest.
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Oscars 2017: Brie Larson doesn't clap
In what is being described as a form of protest, Brie Larson doesn't clap for Casey Affleck at the Academy Awards.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, the actress said her refusal to clap for Affleck, whose nomination was controversial due to his history of sexual harassment allegations, "spoke for itself".
"I think that whatever it was that I did onstage kind of spoke for itself," Larson, an advocate for survivors of sexual assault, said.
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"I've said all that I need to say about that topic."
Affleck faced sexual harassment allegations in relation to his conduct towards two female co-workers on the set of 2010 mockumentary, I'm Still Here.
The women, the film's director of photography and a producer, alleged Affleck had made unwanted sexual advances towards them while on set. They also alleged Affleck had crawled into one of the women's beds while they were sleeping.
The matter ultimately settled out of court.
After coming away with multiple Best Actress wins throughout the 2016 awards season for her portrayal of an abused woman in Room, Larson was the person tasked with presenting Affleck's category at a number of ceremonies this year.
This required her to announce Affleck, the younger brother of fellow actor Ben, as Best Actor at both the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
Keen-eyed viewers noted that Larson did not clap for Affleck at either ceremony.
My aesthetic: Brie Larson not clapping for literal trash hole casey affleck pic.twitter.com/Ci5LWXLkCr
— Tyler Struble (@tyler_struble) February 27, 2017
All award season Brie Larson, who starred in a movie about sexual assault, had to present Casey Affleck all his awards. pic.twitter.com/L2WbQvSJNv
— Marnie (@ChrnclsOfMarnia) February 27, 2017
Although Affleck is not allowed to comment on the sexual harassment allegations under the terms of the settlement, he made two (vague) remarks on the allegations, in light of the controversy they had caused for his Best Actor nominations for Manchester By the Sea.
Speaking to the New York Times last year, the actor said he was "over it".
"It was settled to the satisfaction of all. I was hurt and upset -Â I am sure all were -Â but I am over it," Affleck told the publication by email. "It was an unfortunate situation -Â mostly for the innocent bystanders of the families of those involved."
Following his Oscar win, Affleck again addressed the incidents and their impact on his awards season run.
"I believe that any kind of mistreatment of anyone for any reason is unacceptable and abhorrent, and everyone deserves to be treated with respect in the workplace and anywhere else," Affleck "wearily" told the Boston Globe.
"There's really nothing I can do about it, other than live my life the way I know I live it and to speak to what my own values are and how I try to live by them all the time."
Larson is not the only celebrity to speak out against praise of Affleck's performance.
When his Oscar nomination was announced in January, actress Constance Wu published a series of tweets expressing upset with the Academy's decision.
"Men who sexually harass women [for] Oscar! [Because] good acting performance matters more than humanity, human integrity!" she wrote.
"Boys! Buy [your] way out of trouble by settling out of court! Just do a good acting job, that's all that matters!"